Nigerian police say they have thwarted a plot to bomb a key bridge in the commercial hub of Lagos, arresting the alleged mastermind and seizing a cache of arms and ammunition. Police arrested Abiodun Amos, the suspected leader of a “militant gang”, on November 2 after “painstaking surveillance and monitoring,” ...
Six people have been killed in northern Nigeria’s Kaduna state, with herdsmen suspected of committing the attack in the restive region, a former lawmaker and an official said Monday. A long-running battle over land and grazing rights has left hundreds dead in central and northern Nigeria. The violence occurred between ...